The Funny Side of Linux Command Line (Terminal)

by Enock Seth Nyamador

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For most users of Linux the Command Line is their best friend. The Terminal wasn’t meant to be so serious at all times, it’s also funny sometimes. If you don’t know, here are some commands that will make you see the funny side of the Command Line.

Can you remember the first funny command you run when you started using Linux? I can remember ($ apt-get moo) and here are some 6 funny Linux commands. Let me start with the first funny command I run when I started using Linux (Ubuntu).

1. moo

$ apt-get moo

This displays:

2. sl

As you already know the ls command is used to display files in a directory, but what if you make a typo error and type sl instead. To prevent the default message.

Let us install sl, run the command below:

$ sudo apt-get install sl

You can also use $sl -Fto make the train fly. Whenever you run slyou see this animation:

3. figlet

Figlet is used to display large characters made up of ordinary screen characters.

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Cool stuff Enock! Have you tried the fortune cookie? I think it is installed by sudo apt-get install fortune-mod and then you get some funny quotes when you call it… and you can even combine it with the cowsay!